DANISH COOKIE RINGS (VANILLE KRANSE)
If you are of Danish background you'll long for this traditional Christmas cookie. It is not Christmas in our house without Vanille Kranse served...
Provided by Scandigirl
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 5 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Grease cookie sheets; set aside.
- Process almonds in food processor until ground, but not pasty.
- Place almonds, flour, sugar and baking powder in a large bowl.
- Cut butter into flour mixture with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly.
- Beat egg, milk and vanilla in a small bowl with a fork until well blended.
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture; stir until soft dough forms.
- Spoon dough into a pastry bag fitted with medium star tip.
- Pipe 3-inch rings 2-inches apart on prepared cookie sheet.
- Refrigerate rings 15 minutes or until firm.
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cut each cherry in half. Cut each red cherry half into quarters; cut each green cherry half into 4 slivers.
- Press red cherry quarter onto each ring where ends meet.
- Arrange 2 green cherry slivers on either side of red cherry to form leaves.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden.
- Remove cookies to wire racks; cool completely.
- Store tightly covered at room temperature or freeze up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 732.1, Fat 45.8, SaturatedFat 24.3, Cholesterol 140.3, Sodium 300.4, Carbohydrate 71.7, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 31.3, Protein 10.1
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